Charles P. Pierce: This Singapore Trip Is Turning Into a Real Freak Show

[babylonsister]

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a21206720/trump-kim-summit-singapore/

This Singapore Trip Is Turning Into a Real Freak Show
The president*'s going to be lucky to get out with his socks and underwear.
By Charles P. Pierce
Jun 7, 2018


I am already so looking forward to the upcoming events in Singapore, which already promise to be the worst thing to happen to that city since Krakatoa blew its top in 1883. For example, the presidential* travelling party is chockful of important foreign policy analysts. From HuffPost:

Along with Fox News contributor and former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, Hannity will be part of the network’s team on the ground during the meeting in Singapore. Hannity will host his show on location for three nights next week. Chris Wallace and Bret Baier will also be in the city, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Of course, the president* will have no time for his favorite meat puppets because he will spend every waking hour cramming and preparing for this important encounter which will mean so much to the future of east Asia. Right? Right? Hello? Is this on? Hello? From NBC News:

"I think I'm very well prepared. I don’t think I have to prepare very much," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday as he posed for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "This isn’t a question of preparation. It's a question of whether or not people want it to happen, and we'll know that very quickly."… "It's about attitude. It's about willingness to get things done," Trump said. "But I think I've been preparing for this summit for a long time, as has the other side."

Well, OK, then. No worries. He’s going to be lucky to get out with his socks and underwear.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. My friend thinks Putin and China are telling dumbshit to make nice with NK

and that dumbshit will try even though our Pentagon and Intel people have told dumbshit NK is not our friend and must be treated with suspicion.

America is no longer a democracy with a patriot in charge, Putin is in charge so ask yourself what does HE want.

[Girard442]

4. And worst of all, Putin probably benefits from a bad outcome.

[bobbieinok]

8. Trump only listens to other heads of state. Or the very wealthy. He+they are the only 'real people'

[babylonsister]

10. Since you mentioned it...

Vladimir Putin Says Russia Will Make Sure Donald Trump's Meeting With Kim Jong Un Goes Well

https://www.yahoo.com/news/vladimir-putin-says-russia-sure-142851357.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

[C_U_L8R]

2. A very expensive freak show

Without a deal on the table.

Hasn’t this overpampered jackass heard of Skype?

[maxsolomon]

3. He wins either way

he walks away; he's a hardass and goes immediately back to saber-rattling.

he makes a "deal" (no matter what that deal is); he's a genius negotiator who puts previous administrations to shame.

it's ONLY for TV. likely, fox will say he did both, & his voters will clap and cheer.

[gratuitous]

5. Damn

Tie a quarter in the corner of your handkerchief, Trump. You're going to need it to call someone to pick you up: "I think I'm very well prepared. I don’t think I have to prepare very much." You just contradicted yourself.

[smirkymonkey]

6. I hope they kidnap him and throw him into a NK Prison Camp.

It would be nice if they kept Hannity and the rest of them as well.

[FakeNoose]

7. Can anyone in that group READ or SPEAK Korean? I sure hope so

Cheeto had better not sign anything that's put in front of him. He probably shouldn't agree to anything either. Tell me again, why are they flying halfway around the world, when they could have easily Skyped it from the Oval Office?

[mcar]

9. ...

[saidsimplesimon]

11. Let's not forget the tie

that hangs down to hide that ginormous belly, and small p.. I bet he hasn't seen his bellybutton from a head look with the eyes, a mirror is required.